NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️
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NUJ London Freelance community. Benefit from industry expertise, curated news, media training and journo opps | Meetings: 2nd Mon/mo. Run by @nikatalbot.bsky.social
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NUJ London Freelance Branch meetings
Member meetings offer engrossing speakers, supportive discussion and policy votes
www.londonfreelance.org
⏰ Next branch meeting - Monday Feb 9
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
✍️ We're on #Substack too.
If you're publishing there, feel free to connect at @nujlondonfreelance.
Will be sharing NUJ news and Freelance updates over on Notes as well as Bluesky and LinkedIn. @nikatalbot.bsky.social
If you're publishing there, feel free to connect at @nujlondonfreelance.
Will be sharing NUJ news and Freelance updates over on Notes as well as Bluesky and LinkedIn. @nikatalbot.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
✍️ We're on #Substack too.
If you're publishing there, feel free to connect at @nujlondonfreelance.
Will be sharing NUJ news and Freelance updates over on Notes as well as Bluesky and LinkedIn. @nikatalbot.bsky.social
If you're publishing there, feel free to connect at @nujlondonfreelance.
Will be sharing NUJ news and Freelance updates over on Notes as well as Bluesky and LinkedIn. @nikatalbot.bsky.social
⏰ LFB members' meeting - Monday 9 Feb
6.30 pm, HQ + online
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of @creatorsrights.bsky.social and other unions on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers.
And the work they're doing on AI & copyright.
buff.ly/N8XZSFL
6.30 pm, HQ + online
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of @creatorsrights.bsky.social and other unions on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers.
And the work they're doing on AI & copyright.
buff.ly/N8XZSFL
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
⏰ LFB members' meeting - Monday 9 Feb
6.30 pm, HQ + online
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of @creatorsrights.bsky.social and other unions on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers.
And the work they're doing on AI & copyright.
buff.ly/N8XZSFL
6.30 pm, HQ + online
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of @creatorsrights.bsky.social and other unions on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers.
And the work they're doing on AI & copyright.
buff.ly/N8XZSFL
Last day to register at the early bird price - just $69
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Agenda and speakers: theiij.substack.com/p/register-t...
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Last day to register at the early bird price - just $69
Agenda and speakers: theiij.substack.com/p/register-t...
Agenda and speakers: theiij.substack.com/p/register-t...
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Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
Labour Together allegedly hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations
A thinktank previously run by a Labour minister and the prime minister’s chief of staff is alleged to have paid a PR firm to investigate journalists who were looking into its funding.
Labour Together, once run by Morgan McSweeney and then by Josh Simons, now a Cabinet Office minister, hired APCO Worldwide to investigate journalists from the Guardian, the Sunday Times and other outlets and to identify their sources, according to claims in the Substack publication Democracy for Sale. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
⏰ Next branch meeting - Monday Feb 9
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
NUJ London Freelance Branch meetings
Member meetings offer engrossing speakers, supportive discussion and policy votes
www.londonfreelance.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:14 AM
⏰ Next branch meeting - Monday Feb 9
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
We'll be hearing from Isabelle Doran @the-aop.org about the work of the @creatorsrights.bsky.social and others on the campaign for fair contracts for freelancers. Plus, AI & copyright.
See you there!
www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/meetings...
🎪 International Journalism Festival '26
15-18 April in Perugia
The initial fringe events programme is now online. If you want to propose an event see the FAQs on their website.
Fun, free entry, friendly! Great networking opps and Perugia is beautiful in Spring.
15-18 April in Perugia
The initial fringe events programme is now online. If you want to propose an event see the FAQs on their website.
Fun, free entry, friendly! Great networking opps and Perugia is beautiful in Spring.
International Journalism Festival
Biggest media event in Europe. Join us!
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February 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
🎪 International Journalism Festival '26
15-18 April in Perugia
The initial fringe events programme is now online. If you want to propose an event see the FAQs on their website.
Fun, free entry, friendly! Great networking opps and Perugia is beautiful in Spring.
15-18 April in Perugia
The initial fringe events programme is now online. If you want to propose an event see the FAQs on their website.
Fun, free entry, friendly! Great networking opps and Perugia is beautiful in Spring.
Reposted by NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️
Well worth a read - connect with the ft. journos (we love to collab) and also check out the @muckrack.com blog piece on Substack.
@nujlfb.bsky.social is hosting a members' webinar on 12 March to help you make the most of MuckRack. Join us!
@nujlfb.bsky.social is hosting a members' webinar on 12 March to help you make the most of MuckRack. Join us!
As creator content grows, journalism keeps evolving right alongside it. We asked journalists how this shift is showing up in their work, and they shared some insightful takes.
See what your peers are saying: https://bit.ly/4pQnO8J
See what your peers are saying: https://bit.ly/4pQnO8J
Inside Muck Rack’s new creator journalism report—with two creator journalists | Muck Rack Blog
Two creator journalists react and respond to findings from Muck Rack’s first-ever State of Creator Journalism 2025 report.
muckrack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Well worth a read - connect with the ft. journos (we love to collab) and also check out the @muckrack.com blog piece on Substack.
@nujlfb.bsky.social is hosting a members' webinar on 12 March to help you make the most of MuckRack. Join us!
@nujlfb.bsky.social is hosting a members' webinar on 12 March to help you make the most of MuckRack. Join us!
Urgent action needed to stop AI slop infiltrating mainstream news.
An investigation by @pressgazette.co.uk uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press that attribute 50 “non-existent and AI-enhanced experts.”
How the NUJ is working with other orgs to tackle this.
An investigation by @pressgazette.co.uk uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press that attribute 50 “non-existent and AI-enhanced experts.”
How the NUJ is working with other orgs to tackle this.
Urgent action needed to stop AI slop infiltrating mainstream news
A surge in fake AI-generated experts appearing in mainstream news demonstrates the threat AI poses to trust in journalism and the need for a strong, coordinated response, the NUJ has said.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Urgent action needed to stop AI slop infiltrating mainstream news.
An investigation by @pressgazette.co.uk uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press that attribute 50 “non-existent and AI-enhanced experts.”
How the NUJ is working with other orgs to tackle this.
An investigation by @pressgazette.co.uk uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press that attribute 50 “non-existent and AI-enhanced experts.”
How the NUJ is working with other orgs to tackle this.
📣 Entries for the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Journalist Fellowship close soon
An opportunity for practising, mid-career journalists & editors to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.
Apply by 13 Feb:
An opportunity for practising, mid-career journalists & editors to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.
Apply by 13 Feb:
Our Journalist Fellowship
The Journalist Fellowship Programme is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📣 Entries for the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Journalist Fellowship close soon
An opportunity for practising, mid-career journalists & editors to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.
Apply by 13 Feb:
An opportunity for practising, mid-career journalists & editors to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.
Apply by 13 Feb:
Members - ICYMI: a review of our well-attended webinar on 21 Jan, responding to the threat of the far right.
Updates on journalists' safety, anti-SLAPP protections, and #pressfreedom - and some useful resources from @tuc.org.uk @irrnews.bsky.social
Updates on journalists' safety, anti-SLAPP protections, and #pressfreedom - and some useful resources from @tuc.org.uk @irrnews.bsky.social
Responding to the threat of the far right
On 21 January the NUJ Black Members’ Council (BMC) held a well-attended webinar on responding to the threat of the far right.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Members - ICYMI: a review of our well-attended webinar on 21 Jan, responding to the threat of the far right.
Updates on journalists' safety, anti-SLAPP protections, and #pressfreedom - and some useful resources from @tuc.org.uk @irrnews.bsky.social
Updates on journalists' safety, anti-SLAPP protections, and #pressfreedom - and some useful resources from @tuc.org.uk @irrnews.bsky.social
"I hope The Stringer opens a space for curiosity and reflection, giving a voice to a generation of Vietnamese who never thought their memories held value."
One to watch on @netflix.com.
One to watch on @netflix.com.
This 1972 Vietnam Photo Scandal Reveals Why Freelancers Still Lose Credit for Their Work - Freelance Informer
Film review examining freelancer credit theft across industries through iconic Vietnam War photograph documentary analysis.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"I hope The Stringer opens a space for curiosity and reflection, giving a voice to a generation of Vietnamese who never thought their memories held value."
One to watch on @netflix.com.
One to watch on @netflix.com.
"The UK Govt must now prioritise legislation to stop those with thin skins and thick wallets misusing the courts to stymie reporting and evade scrutiny.” #SLAPPS #pressfreedom
NUJ signs letter to UK prime minister calling for urgent anti-SLAPP legislation
The NUJ has joined over 120 organisations, publishers, editors, lawyers, and academics in urging the UK Govt to stamp out abusive and spurious lawsuits aimed at silencing journalists
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February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"The UK Govt must now prioritise legislation to stop those with thin skins and thick wallets misusing the courts to stymie reporting and evade scrutiny.” #SLAPPS #pressfreedom
💻 Students & Early Career Network launch - 11/12 Feb
Whether you’re studying or just starting your media career, join us! We’ll be sharing experiences, tips and lots more.
Whether you’re studying or just starting your media career, join us! We’ll be sharing experiences, tips and lots more.
Student and Early Careers Network launch
Our brand new Student and Early Careers Network is starting in February 2026 with a choice of two dates and times to fit around your commitments.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
💻 Students & Early Career Network launch - 11/12 Feb
Whether you’re studying or just starting your media career, join us! We’ll be sharing experiences, tips and lots more.
Whether you’re studying or just starting your media career, join us! We’ll be sharing experiences, tips and lots more.
NUJ submits evidence on AI licensing and copyright in journalism - here's what we're urging the Govt to do. @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social
Read the full submission:
Read the full submission:
NUJ submits evidence on AI licensing and copyright in journalism
The NUJ has responded to the Department for Culture, Media & Sport’s call for evidence on AI licensing and copyright in creative industries.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
NUJ submits evidence on AI licensing and copyright in journalism - here's what we're urging the Govt to do. @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social
Read the full submission:
Read the full submission:
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, review finds.
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’...
Makes my blood boil. A huge waste of talent - and discrimination. Time the Beeb had a female director general too.
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’...
Makes my blood boil. A huge waste of talent - and discrimination. Time the Beeb had a female director general too.
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, review finds
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’, review hears
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January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, review finds.
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’...
Makes my blood boil. A huge waste of talent - and discrimination. Time the Beeb had a female director general too.
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’...
Makes my blood boil. A huge waste of talent - and discrimination. Time the Beeb had a female director general too.
Entries for @AmnestyUK Media Awards '26 close tomorrow (30/1)
Full sponsorship available for freelance journos & media outlets which are not for profit, campaigning, or serve small, targeted audiences on tight budgets.
Apply here: buff.ly/sX5U5KR
Good luck!
Full sponsorship available for freelance journos & media outlets which are not for profit, campaigning, or serve small, targeted audiences on tight budgets.
Apply here: buff.ly/sX5U5KR
Good luck!
Amnesty Media Awards
The Amnesty International Media Awards celebrate excellence in human rights journalism.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Entries for @AmnestyUK Media Awards '26 close tomorrow (30/1)
Full sponsorship available for freelance journos & media outlets which are not for profit, campaigning, or serve small, targeted audiences on tight budgets.
Apply here: buff.ly/sX5U5KR
Good luck!
Full sponsorship available for freelance journos & media outlets which are not for profit, campaigning, or serve small, targeted audiences on tight budgets.
Apply here: buff.ly/sX5U5KR
Good luck!
Freelance Jan26: More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully | The Freelance
What we said, but in another adademic paper
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January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Freelance Jan26: More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine.
Thu 5 Feb, 6 pm, St Bride Foundation
Love seeing magazines come to life! 🤗 @stackmagazines.bsky.social
Book now:
Thu 5 Feb, 6 pm, St Bride Foundation
Love seeing magazines come to life! 🤗 @stackmagazines.bsky.social
Book now:
Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine
Stack x St Bride Foundation Stack Independent Magazines on Stage With Die Quieter Please , Dispatch...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine.
Thu 5 Feb, 6 pm, St Bride Foundation
Love seeing magazines come to life! 🤗 @stackmagazines.bsky.social
Book now:
Thu 5 Feb, 6 pm, St Bride Foundation
Love seeing magazines come to life! 🤗 @stackmagazines.bsky.social
Book now:
Freelance Jan26: Member Adil Raja burgled, then convicted in absentia
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601adil-...
Member Adil Raja burgled, then convicted in absentia | The Freelance
Threat to reporting on Pakistan
www.londonfreelance.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Freelance Jan26: Member Adil Raja burgled, then convicted in absentia
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601adil-...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601adil-...
Freelance Jan26: Remembering our fallen colleagues in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
London Freelance branch committee joins in the condemnation and the call for investigations @ifjglobal.bsky.social @InfoPJS
London Freelance branch committee joins in the condemnation and the call for investigations @ifjglobal.bsky.social @InfoPJS
Remembering journalists killed in the Israel-Gaza war | The Freelance
Reporters must be protected
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January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Freelance Jan26: Remembering our fallen colleagues in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
London Freelance branch committee joins in the condemnation and the call for investigations @ifjglobal.bsky.social @InfoPJS
London Freelance branch committee joins in the condemnation and the call for investigations @ifjglobal.bsky.social @InfoPJS
More proof that ‘AI’ copies unlawfully
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully | The Freelance
What we said, but in another academic paper
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
More proof that ‘AI’ copies unlawfully
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Worth reading the entire paper - and the writeup by @alexreisner.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
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AI doesn't "learn" like a human, it makes copies of books, art, music, and videos. Which could be a big problem for Silicon Valley. My latest investigation for the The Atlantic presents research that the AI industry has been trying to keep hidden. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
AI doesn't "learn" like a human, it makes copies of books, art, music, and videos. Which could be a big problem for Silicon Valley. My latest investigation for the The Atlantic presents research that the AI industry has been trying to keep hidden. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
NUJ raises concern over raid on Adil Raja
The NUJ has welcomed the arrest of four suspects in connection with an attack on the home of NUJ London Freelance member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social
The NUJ has welcomed the arrest of four suspects in connection with an attack on the home of NUJ London Freelance member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social
NUJ raises concern over raid on Adil Raja
The NUJ has welcomed the arrest of four suspects in connection with an attack on the home of union member Adil Raja.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:50 AM
NUJ raises concern over raid on Adil Raja
The NUJ has welcomed the arrest of four suspects in connection with an attack on the home of NUJ London Freelance member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social
The NUJ has welcomed the arrest of four suspects in connection with an attack on the home of NUJ London Freelance member @soldierspeaks.bsky.social
If you're head down with the tax return - here are some tips on how to hang on to whatever you earn as much as possible. Plus, investing for longer-term growth.
More on money matters at our 'Making Freelancing Pay' day in May...
More on money matters at our 'Making Freelancing Pay' day in May...
‘A privilege to pay tax’ says accountant Eric | The Freelance
Also, financial adviser Ion Tsakalis
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January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you're head down with the tax return - here are some tips on how to hang on to whatever you earn as much as possible. Plus, investing for longer-term growth.
More on money matters at our 'Making Freelancing Pay' day in May...
More on money matters at our 'Making Freelancing Pay' day in May...
Freelance Jan26: More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully
Researchers got 96% of a Harry Potter book back out with ease...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601ai-co...
Researchers got 96% of a Harry Potter book back out with ease...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601ai-co...
More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully | The Freelance
What we said, but in another adademic paper
www.londonfreelance.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Freelance Jan26: More proof that 'AI' copies unlawfully
Researchers got 96% of a Harry Potter book back out with ease...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601ai-co...
Researchers got 96% of a Harry Potter book back out with ease...
www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2601ai-co...